Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-15

vet tariff rates ON several important lines. |
As rule local freghts are higher than
upon April g. The rate on coal 70 Green =
field is advanced 3It cents per ton, which
menu- So much added 10 the price OF coal
here, The rate from Greenfield to Brattle
horu remain, at the same As heretofore
but the s rate has been extended to all
Vermont Valley stations north of Bellows
Fails which is All increase 10 those points.
keene S. H., finds the cost of Its coal rals
ed 90 cts IA ton Crosby a Go. find the rate
on flour increased from 10 20 10 cts. per
barrel One of the shoemen, Mr. Drown,
finds himself charged 30 cts each for freight
packages of 81 to 40 lbs. the former rate
ON which was "a cts. per hundred pounds.
Sturkey & Wellman were "a good deal sur
urised to find themselves charged - cts
per hundred pounds on trunks which they .
used To- be charged only y cents for. u /
wouldn't be human nature il the railroad .
companies didn't take some delight III al
lowing the new law TO make itself odious,
and 1t will inevitably take some time for
everything To- gel settled down To- run
smoothly
Lieut. Gov Fuller will deliver the Memo
rial day addres, at springfield, Vi. this
year.
The memory of the sad drowning acci
dent at Lake Spofiord five years ago the
coming May, in which the singer Comfy
and his Young friend. Herman Rietzel, the
pianist lost their lives, is recalled toy the
death Of Mrs Comfy, which took place ~
/ New York last week
The old post office quarters in the town hall
/ building are being converted into IA room
/ for renta or to use for town purposes.
/ Why not convert 1t into ID convenient and
] well -arranged town clerk office The old
/ library roam tthe lower town hall Ina, also
been cut in two 10y partitions and the vestl-
bule extended through 10 the east end OF
the building The Improvement Is one
which we think will ue universally approved.
The Masons are discussing the question
/ of having new hall.
= T. Parsons Is making preparations for
building a house on Pleasant street Estey-
vile
Geo a. Brown Esq, of Bellows Falls,
has been engaged 10y Sedgwick post. q. a. r..
as orator for next Memorial day.
F. T. browns stock of new spring goods
at the Brooks House boot and shoe store,
embraces everything desirable IN fine and
medium priced goods. He tells the public
about it in ms new advertisement tins
week
Mr. :. b. Emerson broke ground yester
F. D. Bailey 4 Co. have sold the old Wi
lIstun paint shop property Oh Elliot street.
, west of the rink. owned by J Henry Pratt
t to Hon D. L. Martin Mr Martin will sell
the property If 1t should be- wanted for
Z manufacturing or storage purposes hut
otherwise will probably convert the build
r. Inga into tenements. IL Is understood that
b Col Estey has bought the skating rink
- building of the rnA company and has bar
. gained with & " Stewart for the land uu
which it stands The price is understood T.
T. be 80 for tine building and S2ij0 for TIM
d land The building viii he used hy the f.
J tev Guard and Fuller Battery Us an armurl
% tine stale paying talr rental for the prop
u erty Tor thus purpose The building viii
however be- at liberty for rental for such
If entertainments ind 1t desirable ~ 20
. there and for other similar purposes SOM
peupi, CUES, that tins movement means, 1t
i the end certain permanent and desirable
8 improvements on Elhut street
f The two old harms on the HadleN lot on
High street were sold at auction tuday /,
Chas 4 Wheeler of Centrevilie for $50. -
. Ia he removed 10y MAY J.
NJ The Estev Guard received the balance %
/, the new guns yesterday and the sings am
II cartridge boxes are due to-day or tomorrow
ig John Retting has sold Warren Doolttle
lot on the northwest corner of the DR. Pos
L property for $1,000 MIR. DoOlitte will bull
m himself "a house there tins season. II wi
yt front on High street
IF Evening praise services with preachn
he will be- resumed at the Congregations
church SUNDAY evening at seven O'Clock
e. cordial invitation is extended
IA 1t is understood thai I.ucius II Richar,
e- son mas bought Henry Whitaker nous,
mill and land oil the brook near the iro
ne bridge
val Edward Edwards Is out tins week aftc
being housed for nearly "a month from I'll
On effects of severe fall on the ice-Co
a Haskins Is IN Swanton this week taking e.,
rs dence III patent case which involve, III
a ownership or right 10 use a certain tub al
IT, box fastener Mrs. Frances Bemis and lac
ed daughter. Miss Matte Bemis, returned frol
he California Saturday, after d year absenc
# Miss Hattie L. Newell VINO mas spent u
les winter with friends III Rhode Island an
n Massachusetts. Is spending a few weeks
10. town preparatory to gong to New y oI
state for the summer L i. Alden Ia
, lust returned from SIX weeks tr
N through the central and western state
e' going west a. tar as Kansas City Mi
l. W Schuster has signed contract 10 slr
with the Metropolitan German Opera Z
Ell of New DIRK next season, beginning
III. September john I.eavitt goes next wee
III To Idaho. where lac will have d place und
III Engineer Fred Holbrook
The following is a list of letters renal
r. ing in the Brattleboro post-otfice April -
on Women Mrs : Z W Atwater. Mr. Herm
'er Cook Mn II L OurrieI. MIR Jarvis J CTauda
asst Maggie Done Miss j II Field. Miss kmeruy or
hi void, Mrs Howard, Mrs Hester Howe, Lou
Su Jausseu, Mrs Marion / Jones, Ida Lemseu Nj
no VIM May, Mrs ! NJ ODER, Mrs Mary Root Ell
ly- Staples.
a5 Men-Arthur Allen, Ozru D Adams Eus,.
SH Bauras. Frank Crosief. q B Baker Patrick 90
81. nors II W Downs =. : w Dunkire, Bert HAllAda
er- q Haynes. Samuel Hooper, Chas L.alluke. Il
a Lawrence, Lewis Lucia, Patrick KANE. + l. Ma
tin. G. Z Richards II SivermAy, Geo SUNNI,
Tor I.eInuel Smith w Taylor, Elmer Wheeler,
Ter W Wilcox
Miscellaneous American Sewing Machine
, Billiard LOOMS. j Lewis, care Of Prop'
-he Theatre Co. Lettie r Wright, care OF Stevel
err Dramatic Co
The Brattieboru Woman's Indian ASSOCIATE
- will meet m the parior of tine \. NJ. G.. A. ne
ms Tuesday at 4 % o'clock 3 NJ An apology is du,.
ct the audience who assembled at Crosby hall
lie Monday evening for their unusual recepIit
~; The ladies of the association having made eve
4iiH arrangement for a formal explanation concei
lie ing the non-appearancr Of Bright Eyes VT
20 somewhat appalled, when upon their way 20 /
.I hall with the gentleman who was 10 present tn
- / regrets, they learned tnat thu hall Ii dal
II Ness and the audience had been invited by who
asst / irresponsible persons % " stand NOT upon the
We der OF their going but 90 at once, there wol
= be no address. We trust that for tile good Of
N cause, this explanation may remove all unplri
al IN the name of the association tins apology
AN made CON